Is this the new healthcare czar? Patrick Soon-Siong, MD, aka “the world’s richest doctor” is reportedly in talks with the Trump administration about a possible role in fashioning the replace part of the “repeal and replace” plan for Obamacare. Dylan Scott has the story for STAT.

HHS nominee Tom Price can expect another grilling at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee today. (CNN) MedPage Today’s Shannon Firth will be reporting from the hearing.

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